The following day, we planned to go somewhat early to the Dibeen Reserve, one of the less-developed of RSCN’s nature sanctuaries, hoping to avoid the fees associated with the parks that have more facilities for visitors. I asked the hotel owner where we could get some foul, a question which prompted him to lead me once again by the arm to the window, whereupon he gesticulated wildly in a manner that almost seemed to be a formal sign language in order to try to communicate to me where it was. A few Arabic words were thrown in for good measure, though they made little sense without a full understanding of the sign language. Nevertheless, I felt like I had a reasonable idea of what he was trying to communicate and we headed off in search of breakfast. (more…)
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Northern Jordan–شمال الأردن
Thursday, July 2nd, 2009Tags: borders, eco-tourism, Jerash, Jordan, nationalism, tourism, transportation, Umm Qais
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Links for January 26th through January 28th
Wednesday, January 28th, 2009These are my links for January 26th through January 28th:
- Radical Indian group ‘plotted Hindu state’ – The National Newspaper – Great two great nut-job chauvinist anti-muslim “states” on Palestinian land. Yeah, that’s gonna work.
- Bushama Speaks: Pitfalls of Economism – A great skewering of the praise that was heaped upon Obama for his appearance on al-Arabiya
- LRB · Henry Siegman: Israel’s Lies – Another good article for unpacking Israel’s hasbara
- الكشف عن تورط ضباط من الأجهزة السابقة ومن “فتح” بتقديم تفصيلات للاحتلال خلال الحرب – Knowledgeable sources report that leaders of Fatah security forces provided intelligence to occupation forces in a list of targets “deserving of bombing”, including mosques and medical facilities. “The sources pointed out…that much of the information submitted was inaccurate information, and was aimed in part at taking revenge on Hamas.” The Palestinian Interior Ministry said it had arrested tens of those who had informed on the resistance.
- Mexico City vows to green garbage dumps – but what happens to the garbage-pickers?
- Print Article: Internet is big and has a carbon footprint to match – The internet’s carbon footprint—nothing to shake a memory stick at.
Tags: carbon, DF, energy, Fatah, Gaza, Hamas, hasbara, HinduNationalism, InformalEconomy, internet, Israel, media, Mexico, nationalism, Obama, Palestine, WasteManagement
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